manage

manage
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. administer, conduct; control; afford; contrive, bring about, manipulate. See authority, sufficiency. —v. i. See provision.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To direct]
Syn. lead, oversee, direct, administer, conduct, supervise, control, mastermind, engineer, carry on, execute, handle, watch, guide, engage in, officiate, pilot, steer, minister, regulate, manipulate, maneuver, dominate, officiate, superintend, preside, head, run, operate, administrate, quarterback, be at the head of, be responsible for, deal with, maintain, care for, take over, take care of, watch over, have in one's charge, look after, see to, train, instruct, disburse, distribute, husband, arrange, command, govern, steward, boss, occupy the chair, run the show*, call the shots, call the tune*, be at the helm*, take the helm*, run a tight ship*, be in the driver's seat*; see also command 2 .
Ant. obey*, follow, take orders.
2. [To contrive]
Syn. accomplish, bring about, effect; see achieve 1 , contrive 2 , succeed 1 .
3. [To get along]
Syn. bear up, survive, scrape by*, get by*; see endure 2 .
Syn.- manage implies supervision that involves the personal handling of all details [ to manage a department ] ; control implies firm direction by regulation or restraint and often connotes complete domination [ the school board controls the system ] ; conduct implies supervising by using one's executive skill, knowledge, and wisdom [ to conduct a sales campaign ] ; direct implies less supervision of actual details, but stresses the issuance of general orders or instructions [ to direct the construction of a dam ]
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. oversee direct, govern, supervise, control, take charge of, lead, regulate, administer, conduct, guide, pilot, command, captain, quarterback.
2. accomplish work, succeed, contrive, bring about, cause, effect, finagle, swing, engineer, wangle.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To control or direct the functioning of: operate, run, use, work. See CONTROL. 2. To control the course of (an activity): carry on, conduct, direct, operate, run, steer. See OVER. 3. To have charge of (the affairs of others): administer, administrate, direct, govern, head, run, superintend, supervise. See OVER. 4. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances: do, fare, fend, get along, get by, muddle through, shift. Informal: make out. Idioms: make do, make shift. See THRIVE.

English dictionary for students. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу
Synonyms:
, , / , , , , , , , , , , , / (with address or artifice), , , / , , , , / , , , , / , , , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • MANAGE — Manage …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Manage — Manage …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Manage/m — Technical Operations WebSuitemanage/m is a toolbox of web based applications from Lufthansa Technik AG. manage/m allows the Lufthansa Technik’s customers to control all aspects of their fleet’s technical operations online via the Internet (www).… …   Wikipedia

  • manage — man‧age [ˈmænɪdʒ] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to direct or control a business, part of a business, or the people who work in it: • He will be managing a staff of about 1,500. • The unions had undermined the employers ability to… …   Financial and business terms

  • Manage — Man age, n. [F. man[ e]ge, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. m[ e]nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion. See {Manual}, and cf. {Manege}.] The handling or government of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Manage — Man age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Managed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Managing}.] [From {Manage}, n.] 1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle. [1913 Webster] Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • manage — [v1] be in charge, control administer, advocate, boss, call the shots*, call upon, captain, care for, carry on, command, concert, conduct, counsel, designate, direct, disburse, dominate, engage in, engineer, execute, govern, guide, handle, head,… …   New thesaurus

  • Manage — Man age, v. i. To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer. [1913 Webster] Leave them to manage for thee. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • manage — [man′ij] vt. managed, managing [It maneggiare < mano, hand < L manus: see MANUAL] 1. Obs. to train (a horse) in its paces; cause to do the exercises of the manège 2. to control the movement or behavior of; handle 3. to have charge of;… …   English World dictionary

  • manage — I verb administer, administrare, administrate, be in power, boss, care for, carry on, command, conduct, control, cope with, dictate, direct, disburse, dominate, engineer, execute, exercise authority, govern, guide, handle, have control, have… …   Law dictionary

  • manage — (v.) 1560s, probably from It. maneggiare to handle, especially to control a horse, ultimately from Latin noun manus hand (see MANUAL (Cf. manual) (adj.)). Influenced by Fr. manège horsemanship (earliest English sense was of handling horses),… …   Etymology dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”